Miroslava Duma Explained

Miroslava Duma[1]
Native Name:Мирослава Дума
Native Name Lang:ru
Birth Name:Miroslava Vasilyevna Duma
Birth Date:10 March 1985
Birth Place:Surgut, Ural Federal District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Known For:CEO and Founder of Fashion Tech Lab (FTL), Buro247.com
Occupation:Digital entrepreneur, investor, speaker
Spouse:Aleksey Mikheev (divorced)
Children:3

Miroslava Vasilyevna Duma (Russian: Мирослава Васильевна Дума; born 10 March 1985) is a Russian digital entrepreneur and investor in international fashion. She is also the founder of Buro 24/7, a digital company, and the CEO and founder of Future Tech Lab, a venture capital fund.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Duma was born on 10 March 1985 in Surgut, Russian SFSR, shortly after her family moved there from Ukraine.[5] Her father, Vasiliy Duma, was a senator in the Russian Federation until 2011. From 1997 to 1998, he headed a department of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy and he was later president of LUKOIL-Transnefteprodukt.

Personal life

Miroslava was married to Aleksey Mikheev, a Russian entrepreneur and son of Russian oligarch Aleksandr Mikheyev. They have three children.[6]

Education

Duma graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 2008 with a Master's degree in International Business and Business Administration.[7]

Career

Duma was an editor at Harper's Bazaar.[8] She moved into freelance writing, working for magazines including Vogue, Tatler, ForbesWoman and Glamour (Russian versions).

Duma founded Buro 24/7 in 2011, a website for art, architecture, cinema, fashion, music and style. In July 2017, Buro 24/7 acquired a majority stake in the fashion magazine System.[9]

In 2016, Duma co-founded The Tot, a children's fashion company, with Nasiba Adilova.[10]

In 2017, Duma founded Future Tech Lab (FTL), an investment and technology company.

In 2018, Duma was removed from the board of The Tot and Buro 24/7,[11] after she shared a note on Instagram from fashion designer Ulyana Sergeenko containing a racial slur,[12] and after a video was released of her making transphobic comments.[13] [14] Duma publicly apologized after the incidents.[11]

Duma has invested in Reformation[15] (a greenfashion brand), Dropel Fabrics,[16] RewardStyle,[17] and Finery.[18] Duma was a member of the advisory board of Diamond Foundry of San Francisco in 2016.

Duma joined New York Fashion Tech Labs as a mentor.[19] The NYFTL is a twelve-week program for fashion technology startups.

Duma is one of the founders of PANGAIA, the materials science lifestyle apparel company.[20]

International speaker

Miroslava has featured as a keynote speaker and a panelist at Web Summit, Founders Forum, Slush, Financial Times Business of Luxury, Alibaba Global Women Entrepreneurship Forum in China, St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), The Copenhagen Fashion Summit, DLD conference in Munich, Vogue Fashion Festival in London, Nikkei Pioneers Asia in Japan, and New York Academy of Sciences: The Change Fashion Challenge.[21]

Notes and References

  1. News: At Couture, Lofty Traditions Face the New Swiftness of Fury. Friedman. Vanessa. 26 January 2018. The New York Times. 26 September 2019. en-US. 0362-4331.
  2. News: Who's that girl? Miroslava Duma. Pithers. Ellie. 6 September 2018. The Daily Telegraph.
  3. News: Miroslava Duma Launches Fashion Tech Lab with $50 Million to Invest. 12 May 2017. The Business of Fashion. 31 October 2017. en-GB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011559/https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/bof-exclusive/miroslava-duma-fashion-tech-lab-with-50-million-to-invest. 7 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Street Style Star Miroslava Duma Wears a Patagonia Trucker Hat to Dior Haute Couture Show. Tong. Julie. 24 January 2017. Yahoo. en-US. 27 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Miroslava Duma (profile). Business of Fashion. BoF 500. 23 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Miroslava Duma and Her Style. Fashion Inspo. 24 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150326215740/http://www.fashioninspo.com/street-fashion/miroslava-duma-and-her-style/. 26 March 2015.
  7. Web site: Gray. Nathan. A working fashionista. The Moscow News. 24 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141013155315/http://themoscownews.com/business/20121112/190849520.html. 13 October 2014.
  8. News: The New York Times. 2022-07-04. When the Czarinas Ruled the Front Row . Friedman. Vanessa. 2022-07-04.
  9. News: News Bites Buro 24/7 Partners with System, ES Magazine's Tribute to London . 2 November 2017 . en-GB . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803211444/https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-bites/news-bites-buro-247-partners-with-system-es-magazines-tribute-to-london . 3 August 2017 .
  10. The Boss: Nasiba Adilova Turned Her Frustrations as a New Mom Into a Luxury E-Comm Startup. Time. 2017-12-13. 2020-11-15.
  11. Miroslava Duma Is At The Centre Of Fashion's First Fake News Scandal. Harper's Bazaar. 29 June 2018. en.
  12. Designer Ulyana Sergeenko Faces Backlash After Using Racial Slur During Couture Week. 23 January 2018. Harper's Bazaar. 29 June 2018. en-US.
  13. News: Fashion Figures Slam Miroslava Duma for Offensive Comments. Theodosi. Lorelei Marfil,Natalie. 24 January 2018. WWD. 29 June 2018. en-US.
  14. News: Naomi Campbell Condemns Russian Designer for Writing N-Word in Note. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/ulyana-sergeenko-racist-note-naomi-campbell-paris-fashion-week-response-a8177056.html . 15 May 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. Young. Sarah. 25 January 2018. 13 June 2020.
  15. News: Reformation Raises $12 Million from Stripes Group, 14W and Karlie Kloss. Fashionista. 31 October 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025337/https://fashionista.com/2015/04/reformation-12-million. 7 November 2017.
  16. Web site: Модная Россия: инвестиции в одежду позволяют изменить ее внешний вид и процесс покупки . Forbes Russia . 10 October 2017 . 26 October 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171022213842/http://www.forbes.ru/tehnologii/351105-modnaya-rossiya-investicii-v-odezhdu-pozvolyayut-izmenit-ee-vneshniy-vid-i-process . 22 October 2017 .
  17. News: RewardStyle Raises $15 Million From Maverick, Miroslava Duma. 30 June 2015. WWD. 30 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101626/http://wwd.com/business-news/technology/rewardstyle-raises-15-million-maverick-miroslava-duma-10173496/. 2 July 2015. live. en-GB.
  18. News: Finery Aims to Succeed Where Other Virtual Closets Have Not. 9 March 2017. The Business of Fashion. 31 October 2017. en-GB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020621/https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/fashion-tech/finery-aims-to-succeed-where-other-virtual-closets-have-not. 7 November 2017.
  19. News: Miroslava Duma's New Industrial Revolution . Financial Times. 15 January 2020. 15 May 2017. Ellison. Jo.
  20. Drapers. Pangaia: The appliance of science in sustainable fashion . Dirvanauskas. Gabriele. 2021-06-22. 2022-05-03.
  21. News: Lessons from the stylish: Miroslava Duma, 29, businesswoman. Pithers. Ellie. 26 April 2014. The Daily Telegraph.

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